Dazed and Confused
As time goes on, my Alzheimer’s disease has slowly progressed. Confusion for me is an everyday thing when I first awake, especially if I wake up during a dream. A few days ago I...
A neurologist's personal battle against Alzheimer's disease
As time goes on, my Alzheimer’s disease has slowly progressed. Confusion for me is an everyday thing when I first awake, especially if I wake up during a dream. A few days ago I...
A very interesting paper published last week in Nature reports a 20% reduction in the risk of getting dementia for up to seven years after getting vaccinated against shingles (herpes-zoster) with a live virus vaccine (Zostavax)....
As we all know by now, finding an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has not been easy. Our best results so far are two anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies, lecanumab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kizuna). They are both...
Xenon is one of the noble gases. If you remember back to high school chemistry class, the noble gases are all on the right side of the periodic table in group 18: helium (atomic...
People who have not yet read my book, A Tattoo on My Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle against Alzheimer’s Disease, sometimes ask me about the meaning of the title. In 2016, I volunteered for a randomized,...
There is no disagreement that excessive alcohol consumption is bad for the brain. A 2019 review found that heavy alcohol use in humans was universally associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia and reduced grey...
May there be peace and happiness for all.
Today the Washington Post published my invited column titled “As a doctor, here’s what I have learned from my own Alzheimer’s disease.” I was really pleased with how it turned out. The editing was great,...
Two weeks ago, Lois and I answered questions following a screening of the documentary film A Tattoo On My Brain at the Alzheimer’s Association McGinty Conference in Portland, Oregon. The audience consisted of about 400 people...
Two days ago, Halloween arrived at our house. It has been one of my favorite holidays since my own childhood, but now perhaps even more so, as we share in the excitement and joy...
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